20 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 55 - Incapacitated Persons
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Subchapter B. Small Estates
Subchapter C. Appointment of Guardian; Bonds; Removal and Discharge
- Section 5511 - Petition And Hearing; Independent Evaluation
(a) Resident.--The court, upon petition and hearing and upon the presentation of clear and convincing evidence, may find a person domiciled in the Commonwealth...
- Section 5512 - County Of Appointment; Qualifications
(a) Resident incapacitated person.--A guardian of the person or estate of an incapacitated person may be appointed by the court of the county in...
- Section 5512.1 - Determination Of Incapacity And Appointment Of Guardian
(a) Determination of incapacity.--In all cases, the court shall consider and make specific findings of fact concerning: (1) The nature of any condition or...
- Section 5512.2 - Review Hearing
(a) Time of hearing.--The court may set a date for a review hearing in its order establishing the guardianship or hold a review hearing...
- Section 5512.3 - Annual Report
The court shall annually file with the Supreme Court Administrator's Office on forms furnished by the office a statistical and descriptive report to assist...
- Section 5513 - Emergency Guardian
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5511 (relating to petition and hearing; independent evaluation), the court, upon petition and a hearing at which clear and...
- Section 5514 - To Fill Vacancy; Co-guardian
The court, after such notice to parties in interest as it shall direct, may without a hearing appoint a succeeding guardian to fill a...
- Section 5515 - Provisions Similar To Other Estates
The provisions relating to a guardian of an incapacitated person and his surety shall be the same as are set forth in the following...
- Section 5516 - Fiduciary Estate
The court, in its discretion, upon the application of any party in interest, in addition to any bond required for the incapacitated person's individual...
- Section 5517 - Adjudication Of Capacity And Modification Of Existing Orders
The court, after a hearing under section 5512.2 (relating to review hearing), may order that a person previously adjudged incapacitated is no longer incapacitated...
- Section 5518 - Evidence Of Incapacity
To establish incapacity, the petitioner must present testimony, in person or by deposition from individuals qualified by training and experience in evaluating individuals with...
- Section 5518.1 - Cross-examination Of Witnesses
Testimony as to the capacity of the alleged incapacitated person shall be subject to cross-examination by counsel for the alleged incapacitated person. (Apr. 16,...
Subchapter D. Powers, Duties and Liabilities of Guardians
Subchapter E. Accounts, Audits, Reviews and Distribution
- Section 5531 - When Accounting Filed
A guardian shall file an account of his administration whenever directed to do so by the court or may file an account at the...
- Section 5532 - Where Accounts Filed
All accounts of guardians shall be filed in the office of the clerk.
- Section 5533 - Notice, Audits, Reviews And Distribution
The provisions concerning accounts, audits, reviews, distribution and rights of distributees in an incapacitated person's estate shall be the same as those set forth...
- Section 5533.1 - Account Of Personal Representative Of Deceased Incompetent (Repealed)
§ 5533.1. Account of personal representative of deceased incompetent (Repealed). 1984 Repeal. Section 5533.1 was repealed October 12, 1984, P.L.929, No.182, effective immediately.
- Section 5534 - Recognition Of Claims
Upon the audit of the account of the guardian of a person who has died during incapacity, the auditing judge or auditor passing on...
- Section 5535 - Disposition Of Trust Income
Except as otherwise provided by the trust instrument, the trustee of an inter vivos or testamentary trust, with the approval of the court having...
- Section 5536 - Distributions Of Income And Principal During Incapacity
(a) In general.--All income received by a guardian of the estate of an incapacitated person, including (subject to the requirements of Federal law relating...
- Section 5537 - Reserve For Funeral
(a) In general.--The court may authorize the guardian to retain such assets as are deemed appropriate for the anticipated expense of the incapacitated person's...
Subchapter F. Guardianship Support
Last modified: October 8, 2016